Nobel Laureates 1980

Physics:
James Watson Cronin thumb pictureVal Logsdon Fitch thumb picture James Watson Cronin and Val Logsdon Fitch "for the discovery of violations of fundamental symmetry principles in the decay of neutral K-mesons"Arrow link
Chemistry:
Paul Berg thumb picture Paul Berg "for his fundamental studies of the biochemistry of nucleic acids, with particular regard to recombinant-DNA" Walter Gilbert thumb pictureFrederick Sanger thumb picture Walter Gilbert and Frederick Sanger "for their contributions concerning the determination of base sequences in nucleic acids"Arrow link
Physiology or Medicine:
Baruj Benacerraf thumb pictureJean Dausset thumb pictureGeorge D. Snell thumb picture Baruj Benacerraf, Jean Dausset and George D. Snell "for their discoveries concerning genetically determined structures on the cell surface that regulate immunological reactions"Arrow link
Literature:
Czeslaw Milosz thumb picture Czeslaw Milosz "who with uncompromising clear-sightedness voices man's exposed condition in a world of severe conflicts"Arrow link
Peace:
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel thumb picture Adolfo Pérez Esquivel Arrow link
Prize in Economics:
Lawrence R. Klein thumb picture Lawrence R. Klein "for the creation of econometric models and the application to the analysis of economic fluctuations and economic policies"Arrow link